Some of the theological themes you’ll find include the centrality of Christ, justification by faith alone, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of putting faith in God above human reason.

For some, church discipline will always be objectionable because it seems outdated and unnecessary. But for many, the objection is a reflection of simply not knowing what the Bible teaches on the matter. If a church never broaches the subject until its response to someone’s unrepentant sin must be made public, church discipline will always seem ali

In contrast, it is an emphasis on action, and particularly God’s action in worship, that Wolterstorff distills as the “genius” of Reformed and Protestant worship. “The liturgy as the Reformers understood and practiced it consists of God acting and us responding through the work of the Spirit.”